MINOR SPOILER ALERT
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STOP READING NOW to avoid SPOILER (but I will do my best to avoid plot points)..................................................... There are some elements from the source material but the motivations for the Infinity Stones are different.
There is no Mistress Death (though there is a nice nod to her, but saying more is a major spoiler) at all. Despite the tease with Death after Avengers 1, they just dropped it completely. Thanos actually has a somewhat "noble" goal in that he sees himself as a hero and he is trying to save the universe. I'll just leave it at that.
Going back to the source material, the movie Thanos is less whiny (or love struck) than the comic one, extremely driven with a singular goal but he is incredibly conflicted with his choices and demonstrates moments of remorse and regret. I don't know if I would say Thanos is the best MCU villain, but he's not terrible. At least as or near as interesting as Loki and Killmonger.
@Zorba @Natey
SPOILERS MAY CONTINUE........... I enjoyed the movie as well. It was almost non-stop action and yeah, quite heart-breaking.
I don't know if you've read James Gunn's comments about the ending... I was crushed. I even felt sympathy for Thanos.
What I didn't like was the treatment of the
Black Order. I get why they didn't have more to do, but they are so bad ass in the comics. I was hoping for more.
And FLAT OUT SPOILER ALERT.....................
Stormbreaker was freaking awesome. Also, according to set photos, we are going to see the incarnation of
Ronin Hawkeye due to the events of Infinity War.